Her additional European dates come hot on the heels of her extremely successful tour across the United States and Europe, and her sold out show at the Royal Albert Hall in London earlier this month. Now she is continuing her tour in Europe, and the presale for her new dates begins Tuesday 25th June at 10am, and general onsale begins Friday 28th June at 10am, and you can find tickets here.

The tour is in support of her most recent album ‘All Born Screaming’ that was released in April earlier this year. The eponymous, fan-loved track features Cate Le Bon, whose name is a tribute to Duran Duran’s frontman Simon Le Bon. St Vincent’s new ten track album follows her last album ‘The Nowhere Inn’, released in 2021, and ‘Daddy’s Home’, which was also released in 2021.

Since her debut album in 2007 with ‘Marry Me’, St Vincent has become a much loved character of the orchestral indie-pop genre, and she has been listed among the best guitarists of the 21st century by multiple publications, including Rolling Stone, who placed her 26th in their ranking, above Eric Clapton, Neil Young and Brian May.

Before her adventure into the world as a solo artist, St Vincent was a member of the Polyphronic Spree, a coral rock band from Dallas, however she left in 2006 and formed her own band after being a member of Sufjan Stevens’ touring band. She then continued to grow to fame as a solo artist, and in 2009 made ‘Rosyln’ with Bon Iver for Twilight New Moon.

Across her discography, she delves into a range of genres and emotions and is renown as a musical shapeshifter, as ‘Marry Me’ embodies orchestral indie-pop, and in 2017 with ‘Masseduction’, she moved on to glam rock, before including 70s psychedelic rock in her 2021 album ‘Daddy’s Home’.

Fans can watch her eclectic performance this Autumn as she traverses across the USA and Europe, telling NME that she’s “gonna f**k ‘em up”. If you’re wondering what to expect, then you can watch the video below of St Vincent performing at her sold out show at the Royal Albert Hall.

Kate Bush was not at the ceremony in Brooklyn herself as she released a statement on her website, saying: “I am completely blown away by this huge honour – an award that sits in the big beating heart of the American music industry. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me. I never imagined I would be given this wonderful accolade. Last year was such a surprisingly successful time for my track Running Up That Hill and I’m sure that a lot of you who’ve voted me in to the RRHOF also drove that track up the charts. Thank you! I’m afraid I won’t be able to attend the ceremony tonight, but for me the real honour is knowing that you felt I deserved it.”

In place of Bush, St Vincent performed ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ at the ceremony in her honour. St Vincent later released a post on social media, recalling her admiration for Bush, as she said: “Kate Bush. First heard her song ‘This Woman’s Work” in the pivotal scene in the 1988 film She’s Having A Baby. And though I was 7 or 8 and too young to understand much of anything, I wept. Then around age 16 I went to CD World in Dallas and saw a copy of ‘The Sensual World’ on the racks. And I was so taken with her. Her expression. The flower to her lips. I hadn’t put the pieces together yet that this was the woman who sang THAT song. But I took it home and it was her. That woman who could soar so high into the ether and reach so deep into your soul. The entire album is a masterpiece, but I still cannot listen to ‘This Woman’s Work’ without weeping. I stand in awe of Kate Bush. There is no one who could ever compare.”

St Vincent’s performance of ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ can be found below.

Kate Bush had been nominated for the honour three times before in 2018, 2021 and 2022, but did not get an induction until this year. Bush’s song ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ was used on the fourth season of Stranger Things, with the track earning fresh recognition with a younger audience, particularly in the United States – No doubt contributing to her induction.

While the idea of a Parker/Ross crossover has been in the zeitgeist since late last year, the news stagnated pretty quickly. Parker was going to produce a track for Ross’ last album Thank You. In a quote from The Sun, an unknown source explained “She’s really excited to work with Tame Impala, and is ecstatic with the track,” concluding, “She can’t wait for fans to hear it.” As far as I’m aware, no credits were ever given to Parker on the album, so fans were left a little confused. But now, more than 6 months later, it seems we’ve got a whole project to chew on.

The scale of the headline collaborators would normally be enough to turn this project into something worth building some hype. No one was ever wondering if anyone else was involved with Silk Sonic, for instance. But if you take a little look at the poster… it just get better. First of all, produced by Jack Antonoff, then an extra mention to his band Bleachers, a bit of gnarly guitar playing from St. Vincent and Gary Clarke Jr (?), BROCKHAMPTON are coming back together – or maybe just a few of them – there’s even space for RZA.

Outside of new tunes, Tame Impala are currently in the midst of an extensive world tour. The tour takes the band through the US and Europe hitting most of the major festivals along the way, both weekends of Barcelona’s Primavera Sound and Budapest’s Sziget festival stand out as cracking line-ups. But if you don’t fancy a trip abroad, Tame Impala’s only confirmed UK date this year sees them play London’s Victoria Park at All Points East. Swedish fusion group Goat, South-London based post-punk outfit Dry Cleaning, and the fabulous Caroline Polachek will be joining them this August. A few tickets to the date still remain, so if you want to get in on the action you can check out here.

The poster shown above was taken by a fan, Adam Lewis.

In addition to being the live European debut of material from Daddy’s Home, this will be her first UK outing with The Down And Out Downtown Band.

Since the beginning of her career, Annie Clarke (more popularly known by her stage name St Vincent) has made a habit out of the unpredictable; and while many would argue that this is pretty much the point of art pop, St Vincent has maintained a standard and level of relevance that not many others can boast. 15 years have passed since the release of her incredible debut Marry Me, and 6 albums later (as well as a fab collab with David Byrne) we are still being taken down a winding path that picked up 2 GRAMMY wins for Best Alternative Album along the way. This June, Clarke is set to begin her “Daddy’s Home Tour”.

Until the tour kicks off in June however, you’ll have to make do with some of the teaser material that Clarke has been releasing. Her appearance on Saturday Night Live way back in April 2021 (which makes a little more sense when you remember that this album actually came out the following May – yes it has been that long) was received particularly positively. Entertainment Weekly had this to say regarding her performance, “… this performance, with its retro ’70s rock aesthetic, truly rules… this is top-notch.” Whilst AC Club drew similarities to rock legend David Bowie and other music stars. “St. Vincent brought some old school art-rock theatrical glamor… I got some Bowie, some Talking Heads, maybe a touch of Gaga and (dare I say) Madonna—a potently bracing combination.” You can see the full performance below.

See below the full dates for the Daddy’s Home Tour:

22/6/22 – O2 Oxford Academy – Oxford
25/6 – Academy – Manchester
28/6 – Fairview Park – Dublin
29/6 – Eventim Apollo – London
30/6 – De La Warr Pavillion – Bexhill-on-sea

Following the soul-soaked comeback single “The Beachland Ballroom” and the abrasive “Car Crash” today they release a new single “When The Lights Come On”. With its motorik rhythm and propulsive bass lines, the track harks back to the days when frontman and lyricist Joe Talbot would DJ in Bristol clubs until the early hours, chasing the party into the night only to be confronted by the harsh realities that turning the lights on can expose. See Below the Lee Kiernan directed Video.

The band will also embark on a sold-out (bar one date) European tour in the new year. With 4 nights at London’s Brixton Academy, 3 at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse, and 3 at Glasgow’s iconic Barrowland Ballroom, the tour is set to delight fans with their signature socially aware take on manic aggression. See full ticket information here.

Clearly bored of having downtime, the band have also taken on an excess of extra-curricular activities including remixing St. Vincent’s track “Pay Your Way in Pain”, and working with literal guitar legend Tom Morello (from Rage Against the Machine of course) on a track from his solo outing The Atlas Underground Flood, The Batchelor. They are even choosing to round out the year playing with The Strokes on New Year’s Eve at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

.@IdlesBand put their spin on a @St_Vincent single https://t.co/FTyybyIibv

— Pitchfork (@pitchfork) December 9, 2021

The release of CRAWLER back in November was marked with a show at EartH in Hackney, London. IDLES were insistent on making this a show to remember, giving out records at the end of the show, inviting fans on stage, and clambering into the audience themselves to sing Christmas songs in the middle of November.

Regarding the new single, lead singer, Joe Talbot, explained, “When the lights come on. Our third offering from Crawler. A poem of light and sound exploring the cold light of day. Thank you x”.

 All the dates to their 2022 tour are sold out, the only exception at the moment being the final Brixton Academy date, see below for more details.

 16/01/2022- O2 Academy Brixton- London
17/01- O2 Academy Brixton- London
18/01- O2 Academy Brixton- London
19/01- O2 Academy Brixton- London
21/01- Motorpoint Arena Cardiff- Cardiff
22/01- O2 Academy- Birmingham
24/01- Vicar Street- Dublin
25/01- Vicar Street- Dublin
26/01- Vicar Street- Dublin
28/01- O2 Victoria Warehouse- Manchester
29/01- O2 Victoria Warehouse- Manchester
30/01- O2 Victoria Warehouse- Manchester
01/02- O2 Academy- Sheffield
02/02- O2 City Hall- Newcastle
03/02- Barrowland Ballroom- Glasgow
04/02- Barrowland Ballroom- Glasgow
05/02- Barrowland Ballroom- Glasgow

The tour will feature the artist’s biggest UK show to date on 22nd June 2022 at London’s Eventim Apollo. The singer’s largest headline date will also mark the final stop of the artist’s UK dates, the summer tour will also include a performance at Usher Hall, Edinburgh on 28th June 2022.

‘Daddy Goes Abroad‘ will not only support the new album, ‘Daddy’s Home’ released 14th May 2021, but will also see the American musician play her first UK shows with The Down And Out And Out Downtown band. The band is made up of musicians who also supported St Vincent in her debut appearance on the American TV show, Saturday Night Live. The singer, otherwise known as Annie Erin Clark, appeared on the popular show as the episode’s musical guest on 3rd April 2021, where she debuted two tracks from ‘Daddy’s Home’. Clark put on a luxurious show which has captured the world’s attention, during ‘Pay Your Way In Pain’ she performed a dance routine and whilst performing ‘The Melting of the Sun’ she was accompanied by backing singers whilst she sung sat in a plush armchair. The singer’s performance was a hit among the audience and critics alike, and inevitably caught the attention of the press.

Her performance was critically acclaimed and produced many reviews heralding the singer’s performance with many critics shouting her praises since the episode aired. The theme of nostalgia was somewhat evident within St Vincent’s performance, since the set aired critics have made astute comparisons to celebrated musical icons within their reviews, with many comparing the singer’s aesthetic to the 1970s.

Entertainment Weekly had this to say regarding her performance, “… this performance, with its retro ’70s rock aesthetic, truly rules… this is top-notch.” Whilst AC Club drew similarities to rock god David Bowie and other music stars. “St. Vincent brought some old school art-rock theatrical glamor… I got some Bowie, some Talking Heads, maybe a touch of Gaga and (dare I say) Madonna—a potently bracing combination.”

The artist’s recent release, ‘Daddy’s Home’ features the nostalgic qualities in which the singer’s Saturday Night Live performance seemingly drew from. It is not hard to miss the 1970’s appeal to the singer’s sound and look, this is clearly evident with the album’s cover art which sees the songstress dressed in a slip dress covered by a fur coat. Perhaps the studio in which held the recording process is the key to the album’s retro feel. Part of the new material was recorded at Electric Lady Studios located in New York City, home to many legendary artists such as Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder and David Bowie, whom the singer was compared to by AC Club. The 70’s filter is transparently applied to the new album, seen in to the lead single, ‘Pay Your Way In Pain‘, released 4th March 2021. The single’s release also marked the first time a critic compared the singer’s new material to ‘Ziggy Stardust‘ singer David Bowie, an observation which has followed the singer since.

St. Vincent’s seventh studio album was not just received well by her fans but was also publicly praised by many writers within the music press. MOJO described the album with powerful adjectives to convey their approval. “It’s masterful stuff: a full conceptual realization, filled with great melodies, deep grooves, colourful characterisations, and some sonic detail that reveals itself over repeated plays.”. And the newspaper, Mail on Sunday has described the release simply as “Wonderful”.

Along with the newly announced UK Tour, St Vincent is also set to play two festival appearances next summer. The American singer-songwriter will perform at Mad Cool in 2022, the Madrid festival will be returning next year after cancellations due to COVID restrictions. Ticketholders to Mad Cool will get to see the singer on the festival’s second day, 7th July 2022. The Berklee College of Music allumi will also be joined by headliner acts Imagine Dragons and The Killers. The singer’s second festival appearance will be at NOS Alive Festival in Lisbon, also returning after a two year hiatus. Festival-goers will be able to catch her set on 8th July 2022 on the Sagres Stage, other acts performing include Metallica and Royal Blood.

The Grammy-award singer has also been working on a cover of the iconic Metallica song, ‘Sad But True’, originally released October 1992. The cover is set to appear on the complication album ‘The Metallica Blacklist’, released 10th September 2021 in celebration of the legendary Black Album, also known as ‘Metallica‘ released 12th August 1991. The album will feature 12 songs performed by 53 artists, each artist will cover their favourite track from the original release. Other artists who participated in the new release include Weezer, Sam Fender, Volbeat and English rockers Royal Blood. Proceeds from the album sales will be donated to Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands and the North Texas Food Bank.

The lucky ticket holders will not only get to see the singer perform her new material but may even be treated to some classics. Now with seven studio albums under her talented belt the singer has more ammunition than ever for a fantastic tour. Tickets will go on sale from 10 am on 9th July 2021.

St. Vincent UK Tour

28/06/2022 – Usher Hall – Edinburgh
29/06 – Eventim Apollo – London

Click here to pre-order tickets.

This comes off the back of the reveal that Metallica plan to release a massive 30th anniversary celebration of their seminal “The Black Album” with a big, remastered box set, as well as a special tribute album titled “The Metallica Blacklist” which will contain 53 tracks from huge stars, all sharing their love of songs from “The Black Album”.

Metallica wrote on their website about the tribute album “it is a fitting and limitless homage, one that features bands who’ve shared stages with Metallica alongside artists who are younger than the original album. It’s a truly staggering, at times mystifying assemblage of musicians, dozens of whom have little to nothing in common other than the shared passion for the music”

The first 2 tracks came out last week with a Miley Cyrus’ version of “Nothing Else Matters” featuring WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo & Chad Smith and Latin music superstar Juanes’ interpretation of “Enter Sandman”. Now Fender and St Vincent have released their tracks which you can listen to below.
St Vincent’s version leans more towards her futuristic and outlandish style of performance whilst also keeping some of the main elements of the song such as the iconic guitar riff and the solo. Whereas Fender put much more of a twist on the track and chose to go for a more stripped back mainly piano-led piece. His take has a somewhat haunting quality that exquisitely showcases his soaring vocals.
The amount of artists attracted to this project really shows the significance of “The Black Album”, though this hardly seems surprising given that it’s one of the most commercially successful albums of all time. When it was originally released it propelled Metallica into superstardom, and it still has an impact and relevance to this day. The record also still remains the best-selling album of the past three decades, and one of only two other albums that have spent more than 550 weeks on the Billboard 200. Although St. Vincent’s cover won’t just feature on this special album as it will also appear as the B-side to a Record Store Day 7″. Whilst on the A-side there will be a cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Piggy.”

All the profits made on every track from the “The Metallica Blacklist” (pictured above) will go towards Metallica’s charitable foundation, All Within My Hands, along with a charity of each artist’s choice. Sam Fender’s rendition will go towards the Teenage Cancer Trust whilst St. Vincent’s version will support North Texas Food Bank.

The festival took to Instagram to announce news of the line-up confirmations, each act was announced in separate posts. Within one of the posts, NOS Alive celebrated the return of  ‘What You Know‘ performers Two Door Cinema Club to the event.

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The festival will take place between 6th-9th July 2022. After two cancellations, including this year, music fans will again flock to the festival’s location Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Portgual.

The latest acts to be confirmed include English indie rockers Alt-J and Two Door Cinema Club, both acts were previously announced within the 2021 line-up and will be honouring their billing within the 2022 event. Ticket holders will get to see Mercury Prize winners Alt-J perform on the second day, 7th July 2022. The group bagged the award in 2012 for their debut album ‘An Awesome Wave’. Irish rockers and NME award nominees, Two Door Cinema Club are set to perform on the event’s last day, 9th July 2022.

Also included within the recent line-up announcement was singer St. Vincent. The Grammy award winner will perform on the Sagres Stage and her set will be on the festival’s third day, 8th July 2022. Ticketholders will be treated to the singer’s classics as well as material from her newest album ‘Daddy’s Home’, released 14^th May 2021. The artist known as Annie Erin Clark won the Grammy for Best Alternative Album for her 2014 album ‘St. Vincent’. Accelerating her accolade further, St. Vincent was the first woman to win the award in 20 years. Before her 2015 win, the last female to win the category was Sinead O’Connor in 1991 with her second album ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’.

The festival, which was once ranked within the top 12 European festivals by NME, has been running for over 14 years. NOS Alive was first organised under the different name of Oeiras Alive! In 2007 with an explosive line-up of Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins and Beastie Boys. The next year, the festival’s name changed again to Optimus Alive!, the 2008 event saw a range of headline acts, Rage Against the Machine, Bob Dylan and Neil Young. The festival was named its current title of NOS Alive in 2014 and premiered the new name with a superb headline list of Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys and Indie darlings The Libertines. The event’s name is seemingly taken from the festival’s main sponsor, the telecommunications company NOS, which was also previously named Optimus

The full line-up includes Alt-J, Caribou, Da Wesel, Dino D’Santiago, Faith No More, Hobo Johnson, Imagine Dragons, Inhaler, Metallica, Manel Cruz, Parcels, Parov Stelar, Phoebe Bridgers, Royal Blood, St. Vincent, Seasick Steve, Tom Misch, The Lovemakers and Two Door Cinema Club.

Click here to purchase tickets.

Sir. Paul released the third installment in his self titled trilogy, ‘McCartney III’ towards the end of 2020. Paul had a more productive lockdown (or ‘rockdown’ as Paul aptly put it) than most, writing and recording the whole record from his home studio; the album was met with plaudits from fans and journos alike. Whilst Macca’s voice isn’t quite what it once was, you absolutely can’t fault his creative drive, Paul just keeps releasing tracks and albums that are very, very good. Take a look at McCartney’s 60’s rivals The Stones, who have been writing albums in the same style for fifty years and you’re blown away by Macca’s ability to write tracks that sound contemporary and fresh.

‘McCartney III Imagined’ takes the solid foundation of the original and runs with it. The dad-joke title of this record is easily forgiven, as the tracks more than make up for poor wordplay. The eclectic mix of guests and styles is testament to McCartney’s nouse for keeping it fresh. St Vincent’s remix on ‘Women And Wives’ gives the track a real lounge lizard feel, Damon Albarn adds a cheeky Gorillaz-esque charm to ‘Long Tailed Winter Bird’ and Josh Homme does exactly what you’d expect on ‘Lavatory Lil’, giving it a sexy, sleazy, leather jacket groove. There are contributions from Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien and a real highlight from Anderson .Paak on ‘When Winter Comes’, he gives the Beach Boys style track an infectiously catchy r&b feel.

‘McCartney III Imagined’ is getting the full works when it comes to vinyl pressing, a number of beautiful pressings are available through a variety of exclusive retailers. Vinyl’s ability to impact the charts gives ‘III Imagined’ a real chance of making a dent in the album ranking, only a number of months since he bagged the top spot with the original tracks. ‘McCartney III Imagined’, then is a love letter to Paul’s legion of dedicated fans and a chance for McCartney to show of his roster of ultra talented mates (a WhatsApp group I’d love to be in).

St. Vincent, otherwise known by her real-life name Annie Clark, plays the guitar on the new track, alongside lending both backing and lead vocals at different points. The song was written by Crow, who immediately rang Clark to ask her to contribute before the song was released.

According to an interview with NME, Clark was thrilled to be asked to be involved with the project, calling Crow “a wonderful singer, player, songwriter and a rad woman to boot”. According to Crow, when Clark responded to an email asking about her interest in the project, she responded with just a single line: “Fuck yes”.

The release comes just days after Clark released a video own single under the St. Vincent name, “Fast Slow Disco”, a reworked version of the single from her last album – 2017’s “MASSEDUCTION”.